Knitted cap



Oct. 30, 1934.

C. F, SCHUESSLER KNITTED CAP Filed Oct. 29, 1930 NM NN AVAV WM A\\\\\\\\ A Patented Oct. 530, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

The present invention relates to knitted caps and refers more particularly to a cap which is so constructed that it has a contour similar to that of the head and has its edges so constructed that they will always draw snugly against the head of the wearer and will not tend to stretch during prolonged use, causing the edges to gap away from the head of the wearer.

The invention will be fully understood from the following description in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a more or less diagrammatic view of a flat side of the piece of knitted goods having the shape, outline, width and length required to produce my improved cap;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view of a portion of the lower edge of the fiat piece shown in Fig. 1, which forms the lower edge of the cap;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of the upper portion of the swatch folded into position for forming the cap;

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the completed cap.

The piece of knitted goods, or swatch 5, shown diagrammatically in Fig. 1 may be knitted with any desired pattern or type of knit on the usual flat bed type of knitting machine. The swatch is knitted in lines or rows transverse to its length and as it comes from the machine comprises a rectangular piece of knitting, save for a triangular projection 6 intermediate one of its side edges 7 and a corresponding triangular indentation 8 intermediate its other side edge 9. The triangular projection 6 and indentation 8 are formed opposite each other substantially in the middle of the swatch and are formed by a pair of diagonally knitted rows 10 and 11 which run transverse to the length of the swatch 5.

The portion 12 adjacent the edge 9 of the swatch 5 comprises one or more rows of knitting which are more tightly knitted than are the other rows of knitting in the swatch 5. This edge portion 12 comprises the lower edge of the cap and comprises a part of the same transverse rows of knitting which form the entire swatch 5. The knitting is of the same type as the remainder of the swatch and thus does not have any substantial effect upon the appearance of the swatch or the finished cap.

This tightly knitted edge portion 12 may be formed on a flat bed type of knitting machine by employing needles which are longer than the needles employed for knitting the remainder of the swatch. Thus, the longer needles will cause the yarn to be more tightly knitted than the remaining needles and will thus form the portion 12 which will not stretch to the extent the re? maining portion of the swatch will stretch.

In forming the cap it is desirable to cut out, as indicated at 13, a triangular portion on either side of the triangular projection 6 along the side edge '7 of the swatch 5. In theory the portions cut out at 13 should be considerably larger, but since it is not practicable to sew or stitch raw cut edges of knitted goods because it would unravel, I prefer to cut the swatch as shown at points 13, and then stitch the sides of the cut out portions and after, or simultaneously with the stitching operation the extra portions may be cut away. It is preferred to cut a triangular piece out of each of the corners formed by the upper edge 7 and the end edges 18, as indicated at 16 and 17.

To form the completed cap, the swatch 5 is transversely folded at its center on a line extending through the triangular tab 6 and the indentation 8 to cause the end edges 18 to be brought together. The edges 18 are sewed together and so are the diagonal edges 19 and 20 formed by the cut away portions 16 and 17. It is preferred to begin sewing at the bottom side edge 12 and sew continuously along the edges 18, 19 and 20 to a point marked a at the top side edge 7 (see Fig. 3), Since the edges 19 and 20 have been cut and are not selvaged, it is preferred to overlap them and sew along the dotted lines 21. 35 The triangular tab 6 is now moved into the position shown in Fig. 3, i. e., its tip is abutted against the end of the stitching previously made at the point a. In this position, the sides 22 and 23 of the triangular tab 6 overlap or abut a portion of the diagonal sides 24 and 25, respectively, of the inwardly converging'indentations 13 (Fig. 3). The remaining portion of the diagonal sides 24 and 25 overlap, or abut, the di-- agonal sides 26 and 27, respectively, of the inwardly converging indentation 13. The overlapped or abutting edges 22, 24 and 26 and 23, 25 and 27 are sewed together, as shown by dotted lines 28 and 29, respectively. The extra portions may be cut away either after or simultaneously with the stitching. The cap is now complete and upon reversing it, i. e., turning it inside out, it presents the appearance from the top as shown in Fig. 4.

It may be that the lower portion of the diagonal edges 26 and 27 may overlap themselves slightly because the length of the diagonal edges 22 and 23, together with each of the edges 26 and 27, respectively, is greater than the distance from point a to the lower end of the edges 24 0 I come by stretching the and 25. However, this difierence can be overedges 24 and 25, or any such discrepancy will be taken care of by the sewing and trimming operation.

It is to be understood that it is not necessary before the severing operation to cut the swatch to form the inwardly converging indentations 13 and the diagonal corners 19 and 20. These may be cut away during or after the severing operation.

The finished swatch as actually embodied in the cap has its upper side edge '7 out along, 'or close to the dotted lines grammatically indicate where the edges are actually stitched. The invention is thus not limited to the shape or style of the swatchbefore it is sewed to form a cap, but, to the swatch as it is actually out in forming thebompleted" cap with all the excessive overlapped portions cut away, whether cut away before, simultaneously with, or after the sewing operation. The finishedcap thus has a shape which closely corresponds to the contour of the head. The triangular projection or tab 6 permits the swatch to be formed .into a neat cap without causing undue waste.

The indentation or peaked notch 8 formed by the diagonal rows of knitting l0 and 11 gives the cap a pleasing appearance, and functions to pro- 21, 28 and.29 which diavide a space above the nose and eyes of the wearer, the cap being worn with this portion between the eyes of the wearer. Because of the tab 6, no seams are visible from the front or sides of the cap.

The tightly knitted strip 12 comprises the lower edge of the cap and retains the cap in firm contact with the head of the wearer, thus enabling the cap to be firmly drawn down upon the head.

When the cap is so drawn over the head of the wearer the main portion of the cap will be free to stretch in a manner to cause it to closely conform to the head, and will be held in such position by the tightly knitted lower edge 12 which grips 3 the "head and which is substantially indistin- ;guishable from the rest of knitted in the same style of knitting.

the cap because it is I claim: A knitted cap comprising a cup-shaped body and a substantially straight border, said cap comprising continuous courses of stitches extending through said body and said border substantially at right angles-to said border characterized in that the courses have different lengths and have relatively-loose stitches in the body and relatively close stitches in the border.

CARL F. SCHUESSLER. 

